A headstrong, young mobile plant doctor with extrasensory powers and an emotionally unstable, isolated artist are forced to save each other, in order to be able to live again.
"The Meaning Of A Ritual" is currently available for festival screenings.
A coming of age story about two women from different generations, who have more in common than they are willing to admit.
“The Meaning Of A Ritual” explores how everything in life, everything in our universe is truly connected. A fable about two women in the process of becoming themselves and moving on from the past.
When two strangers feel isolated in the big city, they soon realise that their imagination is able to bring them anywhere they would like to go, despite all the obstacles of modern society.
FLIPBOOK FILM FESTIVAL 2021
CANBERRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
CORTI IN CORTILE 2021- ITALY PREMIERE
INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL - ANIMAFEST
GDANSK 2021
ANIMATION MARATHON (GREECE) 2021
SHORT ENCOUNTERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021-
NOMINATION BEST SHORT FILM
PANAMA ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2021
NARTUGAN FILM FESTIVAL 2021
AWARD WINNER BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF LARISSA 2022
PALM SPRINGS ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2022
BIRMINGHAM FILM & TELEVISION FESTIVAL 2022
NEPAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
DEPTFORD CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL 2022
MUSEUM TALKIES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE SEGNI DELLA NOTTE 2022
FILMFEST BREMEN 2022
LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022- BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT AWARD
BRIGHTON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL 2022
RIVER FILM FESTIVAL 2022
"LIVING IN A BUBBLE" IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR FESTIVAL SCREENINGS!
Ceylon International Film Festival 2022- Honorable Mention
Photometria in Motion 2022
SPLICE Film Fest 2022
Signs Of The Night Festival Bangkok 2022
Västerås Film Festival 2022- Nomination- Best Animation
CINEMATHERAPY FESTIVAL 2022 (GREECE)
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CANTON 2022 (CHINA)
SPOTLIGHT SHORT FILM AWARDS 2022 - SILVER AWARD WINNER
CINEMA NAHUALLI FILM FESTIVAL 2023 (MEXICO)
EICHSFELDER FILM FESTIVAL 2023 (GERMANY)
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 (CANADA) - NOMINATION BEST SHORT FILM
Tallahassee Film Festival 2022
REX Animation Film Festival 2022 (Sweden)
Still Voices Film Festival 2022 (Ireland)
Waterford International Film Festival 2022
ASTERFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
OTHERMOVIE LUGANO FILM FESTIVAL 2023
FIGARI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FEST 2023- FINALIST
DEA OPEN AIR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
ARIANO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Europäisches Filmfestival Göttingen 2022
Baku International Short Film Festival 2022
SORSICORTI IS A SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2023
PALENA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
León International Film Festival 2022
Birmingham Film Festival 2022
"LIVING IN A BUBBLE" IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR FESTIVAL SCREENINGS!
Three women find themselves at the turning point of their lives, where they are forced to accept who they really are after years of self-condemnation and hiding the truth.
"Becoming Human" is a fantasy drama about humanity, equality and selfacceptance.
CHETHAM-KENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
DIRECTOR STATEMENT:
VERACRUZ WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2021
ANATOLIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
OUDEIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA) 2021
AWARD BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI SHORT
SANDGROUNDER INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
2022
"Becoming Human" questions whether a human being can actually ever be "normal" or even “perfect” at all. We all have flaws, secrets, instincts, desires we are trying to suppress, but eventually they will come out- whether we like it or not. What is normal anyway?
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA) 2021- AWARD BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI SHORT
And is it worth it, trying to fit in at all costs?
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2022
DAS FILM FEST 2022
LULEÅ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 - FINALIST
Imagine a world where everything you know is being questioned and old stereotypes are being broken. “Pink Me Blue” is playing with what we think we know, but maybe things could be different if we open our minds to a new world.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BEVEREN 2019
FIRST FRIDAY FILM FESTIVAL KANSAS CITY 2020
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2020
CANADA SHORTS - CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL SHORT
FILM FEST 2019- AWARD OF COMMENDATION
SPOTLIGHT SHORT FILM AWARDS 2019- SILVER AWARD
INTERROBANG FILM FESTIVAL 2020
POPCON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
HORSETOOTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
FILMFEST ALTENBURG 2020
BEST SHORT FEST (CANADA) 2020- SEMI-FINALIST
ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES 2020
WORCESTER FILM FESTIVAL 2020
CINE CIRCLE WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL (LONDON) 2021
CORTOS CON Ñ. INTERNATIONAL SHORTFILM FESTIVAL 2021
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (SEMI- FINALIST)
HANG ONTO YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2021
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD 2021
BODEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SWEDEN 2021
CROSS ROADS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
EARL'S COURT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
SYDFEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
SICAFILM LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
2022- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AWARD
SYDNEY AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2022
"Pink Me Blue" criticises beauty standards and gender rules we have and quietly accept in our society in a humorous kind of way. Why do people buy pink clothes and toys straight away when a baby girl is born and why do they decide for blue without thinking further about it when it's a baby boy? How come everyone is constantly trying to look as young as possible? Who says what's attractive or not? "Pink
Me Blue" shows a world, in which things are exactly the other way around: men have to wear pink, women have to wear blue and looking as old as possible is considered to be beautiful. I chose to tell the story with many different elements and as a genre mix to focus on the bizarreness of the world we live in. There is also a little reference to a fairytale in the film...can you spot it?
“The Funeral Dancer” tells the story of “Jazz”, who works as a funeral entertainer which has become one of the best paid jobs in a world, where funerals are a status symbol and at the same time an obligation to entertain relatives, friends and work colleagues alike. Expectations are high, morals are low. While Jazz tries to entertain the mourners, she is forced to face severe problems of her own.
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
CLERMONT FERRAND SHORT FILM MARKET 2019
DC. INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
ALBANY FILM FEST 2019
DUMBO FILM FESTIVAL 2019
FIRST FRIDAY KANSAS CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2019
DENVER UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2019
NEWARK SHORT FILM AWARDS 2019
GENRE CELEBRATION FESTIVAL 2019-NOMINATION BEST SCI-FI SHORT
BUCHAREST SHORTCUT CINEFEST 2019
OREGON STATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
FOTOGRAMMA D'ORO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
FIRENZE FILMCORTI FESTIVAL 2019
SHORT FILM REVIEWS FESTIVAL 2019- AWARD BEST COSTUME & MAKE UP
& NOMINATION BEST MUSIC
CINERGO FILM FESTIVAL GREECE 2019
CINEFIESTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PUERTO RICO 2019LIBÉLULA DORADA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (SANTO DOMINGO)
SPOTLIGHT SHORT FILM AWARD 2019- SPOTLIGHT GOLD AWARD
SCANDINAVIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
SALENTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
MANIFESTO FILM FESTIVAL 2019
ELK'S PRIDE PICTURES 2019
GOZO FILM FESTIVAL 2019
LOUISVILLE’S INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FILM 2019
HORSETOOTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AWARD
KAPOW INTERGALACTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2019- NOMINATION BEST FOREIGN SHORT
MELBOURNE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS 2019
CORT IN CORTILE 2019
ESTO ES PARA ESTO (MEXICO) 2019
Disappear Here Film Festival (Ireland) 2019
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AWARD
Illawarra Film Festival 2019
Trujillo International Independent Film Festival (Peru) 2019
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival (Greece) 2019
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019- UNSTOPPABLE CREATOR AWARD
BLOW-UP · International Arthouse FILM FEST · Chicago- 2019
Waterford Film Festival 2019 (Ireland)
Polish International Film Festival 2019
Carlow International Film Festival 2019 (Ireland)
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival 2019
Bendigo International Short Film Festival 2019 (Australia)
International Short Film Festival VISION 2019 (Russia)
Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (Montana, USA) 2020
Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival 2019- SPECIAL MENTION- BEST DIRECTION
2019: Nomination Best Narrative Film- “Orion IFF Film Festival” (Australia)
Horsetooth International Film Festival- Best of 2019 screening
Portland Short Fest 2020- AWARD WINNER- MOST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM
Northeast PennsylvaniaFilm Festival 2020
Hollywood Verge Film Awards 2020
San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2020
Nickel Independent Film Festival 2020
ConCarolinas Short Film Festival 2020- USA
Hamilton NY International Film Festival 2020
Dark Story Festival 2021 (Spain)- Finalist "Best Sci-Fi Short" + Finalist Best
Script + Special Mention
Wonderous Stories Film Festival 2021
PEACOCK SYMBOLISM IN "THE FUNERAL DANCER"***AS MOST CHARACTERS IN "THE FUNERAL DANCER" ARE NOT VERY SELF-AWARE AND IGNORANT WHEN IT COMES TO THE REASON WHY THEY ARE THERE- HONOURING A DEAD PERSON- THE PEACOCK SEEMED TO BE GOOD CONTRAST. THE PEACOCK IS A POSSESSOR OF SOME OF THE MOST ADMIRED HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS, AND IS A SYMBOL OF INTEGRITY AND THE BEAUTY WE CAN ACHIEVE WHEN WE ENDEAVOR
TO SHOW OUR TRUE COLORS.IN HISTORY, MYTH, LEGEND AND LORE, THE PEACOCK SYMBOLISM CARRIES PORTENTS OF: NOBILITY, HOLINESS, GUIDANCE, PROTECTION AND WATCHFULNESS.THE PEACOCK IS ASSOCIATED WITH KWAN-YIN IN ASIAN SPIRITUALITY. KWAN-YIN (OR QUAN YIN) IS ALSO AN EMBLEM OF LOVE, COMPASSIONATE WATCHFULNESS, GOOD-WILL, NURTURING, AND KIND-HEARTEDNESS.LEGEND TELLS US SHE CHOSE TO REMAIN A MORTAL EVEN THOUGH SHE COULD BE IMMORTAL BECAUSE SHE WISHED TO STAY BEHIND AND AID HUMANITY IN THEIR SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION.SO WE PICKED THE COLORS OF THE PEACOCK THROUGHOUT THE FILM AS WELL AS SOME PEACOCK SYMBOLS LIKE FEATHERS TO SHOW THAT EVEN THOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SOCIETY THAT SEEMS TO BLIND THEM, NOT ALL IS LOST. THE PEACOCK WILL PROTECT THEM AND EVENTUALLY GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO BECOME MORE COMPASSIONATE AND AWARE OF PEOPLE THAT SURROUND THEM.
"The Funeral Dancer" describes a society that makes every situation in life a social event. Funerals have become a prestigious event in a family's life and are celebrated like a big pop concert- all that counts are followers and entertaining the funeral guests. Emotions have become rare in this social media obsessed society. Although many scenes in the film are exaggerated, pretty much everything is inspired by things I experienced, read or heard of in real life.
“A Universal Love Story” is a sci-fi drama in Esperanto about the possibility of finding love in an impersonal world in the distant future, where everyone is so focused on himself, that it seems almost impossible to connect to another person. All that’s left is the memory of love and the hope to experience it one more time. It seems that sometimes it takes a miracle from a different universe to start a revolution.
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2017-
FILM CRASH FILM FESTIVAL 2017- BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
BRAUNSCHWEIG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017-
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2018
OREGON STATE INTERNATIONAL FILM 2017
CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
KARLSRUHE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
HEADLINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017- AWARD OF MERIT
CHELLAVISION SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS 2017- BEST ORIGINAL IDEA
EINTAGSFLIEGE FILM POP UP FESTIVAL COLOGNE 2018
MADEIRA FILM FESTIVAL 2018
TALLAHASSEE FILM FESTIVAL TALLAHASSEE 2018
GENRE CELEBRATION FILM FESTIVAL 2018- NOMINATION BEST FANTASY SHORT
PORTO FEMME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT AWARD
FOTOGRAMMA D'ORO FILM FESTIVAL 2018
IBIZA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
NEWARK SHORT FILM CONTEST 2018
CHICAGO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2018
I HELLA LOVE SHORTS 2018- FINALIST
LOUISVILLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
9 LADIES FILM FESTIVAL 2018
MOSTRA LIVRE DE CINEMA 2018
DRAGONFLY FILM FEST 2018
CORTI IN CORTILE 2018
BLOW UP ARTHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Cinque Terre International Film Festival 2018
Salto Independent Film Festival-Uruguay 2018
Luminaria Contemporary Arts Film Festival 2018
2018: Best Short Film- Silver Award
Spotlight Short Film Awards
Dumbo International Film Festival- NY- 2019
Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2019
Cinemi Cinema International Short Film Festival 2019
San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2019
Esto es para Esto Film Festival (Mexico) 2019
CINERGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Jelly Fest - Semi-Finalist
7 Colors Lagoon, Bacalar International Film Festival 2019
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival 2019
Directed By Women Turkey 2019
Entretodos- Festival De Curtas E Direitos Humanos 2019
Lisbon Film Rendezvous 2019
Buenos Aires Film Festival 2019
Carcosa Film Festival 2019 (USA)
Life Screenings International Short Film Festival (USA) 2019
Malabo International Music & Film Festival 2019
FICMARC- Festival Internacional de Cine del Mar Caribe 2020 International Folklore Film Festival 2021
IMANY THINGS IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SEEM STRANGE ANDALIEN. ALIEN IS A KEYWORD HERE, EXPLORED BY NATALIE MACMAHON IN A VERY INSPIRED AND CREATIVE WAY. THERE IS NOTHING MORE STRANGE THAN FINDING LOVE WHERE IT WASN’T BEFORE OR SEEING IT FADE AND DISAPPEAR KNOWING HOW DEEP IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING.FROM COMPLETE HAPPINESS TO UTTER DESPAIR, "A UNIVERSAL LOVE STORY" REFLECTS ON THE WAY THESE SITUATIONS DEVELOP IN A FICTIONAL SETTING STILL BEING DEVELOPED: THE FUTURE AND ITS AESTHETICS, HERE SEEN IN A VERY POSITIVE LIGHT. "A UNIVERSAL LOVE STORY" IS DIFFERENT, IS ALIVE AND IS FILLED WITH HOPE. ROMANCE CAN DEVELOP ANYWHERE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE DEVELOPED IN THE MIND OF MACMAHON SEEMS TO BE BRIGHT, SOCIAL AND POSITIVE, THREE THINGS WE SHOULD WORK HARD TO ACHIEVE BY THEN.
I chose Esperanto as the main language for this film, because it helps the idea of creating something universal in an unknown future, spreading love around the world and making people communicate with each other again. And who knows maybe in the future
Esperanto will take over the world! I think it’s a beautiful language with a lot of potential.
“When meeting a mysterious redhead in a seductive virtual reality game world, it soon becomes impossible for Aven to distinguish between fantasy and reality.
What started as a game, eventually becomes bitter reality, where boundaries are non-existent. Has this game become reality or is reality nothing more than a game?
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2018
BEST CAST AWARD
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2018
SILVER STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2018
PINNACLE FILM AWARDS 2018
AWARD BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
FIGUEIRA FILM ART FESTIVAL 2018
KAPOW INTERGALACTIC FILM FESTIVAL 2018
NOMINATION BEST FOREIGN SHORT
EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD 2018
BRONZE AWARD (BEST SHORT)
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2018
EXTRA MILE AWARD- NOMINATION
CANADA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2018
AWARD OF MERIT
CAYENNE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
DEPTFORD CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL 2019
MAD MONSTER PARTY FILM FESTIVAL 2020
SPECULATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2020
REDDING SHORTS FEST 2020
THE PLOT IS AN ELLIPTICAL DAY-TO-DAY OF A “CALL CENTER” TYPE OF BUSINESS, ONE THAT ACTS AS A HOTLINE SERVICE FOR WOMEN WHO FEEL STALKED OR IN DANGER WHILE WALKING ALONE AT NIGHT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, ONE EMPLOYEE SPENDS HIS DOWNTIME IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION.
THE FILM SPIRALS TOWARD ITS FEVERISH NIGHTCLUB CONCLUSION, IN WHICH THE PROTAGONIST’S INFATUATION WITH THE GIRL FROM THE SIMULATION BLEEDS INTO REALITY, WHERE THE MAN WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE ACTING AS A BARRIER FOR PREDATORS IN FACT BECOMES THE PREDATOR HIMSELF. INTERCUT WITH SCENES OF HIM AT WORK IN FINDING THE CLIENT’S LOCATION, THIS CONCLUSION SERVES AS A FINAL TESTAMENT TO THE FILM’S POWER. IT CONFRONTS THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT/PREDATION IN A DISTANCED, ALMOST CLINICAL, WAY. DECENT ACTING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, AND AN ENGAGING ELECTRONIC SCORE ASIDE, IT IS ULTIMATELY THE DIRECTING THAT MAKES "THE REDHEAD" SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT IT SETS OUT TO DO.
MACMAHON’S FILM IS AN EFFECTIVE STUDY OF OBSESSIVE ATTRACTION DUE TO ITS TECHNICAL ARTISTRY, PRESENTING ITS STORY IN A WAY THAT AVOIDS CONVENTIONALITY FROM THE START.
“LOLA likes to get into cars with strangers- to get away, to take a risk and do something unexpected, dangerous and exciting. Every time Lola meets someone new, she makes up a story and identity. But most of the time, she calls herself “Lola” and tells them that she wants to see the sea. Hitchhiking has become her hobby and taking a risk her passion until one day someone makes her see herself in a different light.
"LOLA WANTS TO SEE THE SEA IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING ON VIMEO
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2016 (NOMINATION FOR THE EXTRA MILE AWARD)
NORTH AMERICAN FILM AWARDS 2016
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT AWARD
CINE POBRE FILM FESTIVAL 2016 (MEXICO)
FEMALE FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL 2017
EVE FILM FESTIVAL 2017
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL 2017
NOMINATION BEST DIRECTOR
RIVER FILM FESTIVAL 2017
HASTINGS FILM FRINGE FESTIVAL 2017
EICHSTÄDTER FILMFEST 2017
CORTI IN CORTILE 2017
GRRL HAUS CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL 2018
SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2018
CORT DI MARE 2018- FINALIST
LISBON FILM RENDEZVOUS 2018
FILM FESTIVAL BAHARI INDONESIA 2019
Review- Oaxaca Film Festival:
"Lola wants to see the sea" is an aesthetic and original reflection on anonymity and thrill ” ."This film is original and offers something very interesting visually. The use of a photography in the background, the choice of the black & white, the cinematography of the short. It all combines to create something unique that definitely appeals to the audience. It creates curiosity. It changes. The story and the idea at its core is interesting and definitely original."
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“This is an unusual love story under very unusual circumstances. In a world where real human voices can be downloaded onto a humanoid robot, there is no need to meet a partner in real life. But what if that relationship with your artificial partner seems so authentic that you end up falling in love, but the voice sample download is about to time out? Time to say goodbye?
I wanted to explore the contrast of people who are not able to communicate with real humans, but at the same time are longing for some kind of connection to somebody. Even a humanoid robot and a voice sample that has been downloaded for a limited amount of time, can seem so real that love is possible after all.
But what's really hidden deep down inside is the desire and longing for a true connection and the fear of being left alone. I wanted to put this technology driven world in contrast to nature: a forest- animals- plants- fresh air. The fantasy elements with animals that seem very human and the forest, which acts almost like another character turn this very emotional drama into a bitter-sweet modernday fairy-tale. But will they all live happily ever after? Find out yourself!
ROMANCE RULES FILM FESTIVAL 2020-
AUSTRALIA- WORLD PREMIERE
DEPTFORD CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL 2020-
LONDON- UK PREMIERE
ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA) 2021
BEST WRITER AWARD
LISBON FILM RENDEZVOUS 2021
MAPLE SUMMIT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
“In a world where light has become a luxury, a young woman who has been living in the darkness for the last couple of years, faces the last minutes before she is going to see the daylight again.“
Alina”, a young hard working woman, feels like she has won the lottery, because today it's her turn to leave the darkness for one whole day. While waiting to be picked up to start her adventure, she has mixed feelings about it and can't decide wether she should be the happiest person in the world or if it would be better to continue living without this experience, that could change her life forever.
It's getting darker every day WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ITSGETTINGDARKER
"IT'S GETTING DARKER EVERY DAY" IS AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING ON VIMEO!
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
SPOTLIGHT SHORT FILM AWARDS 2017
SILVER AWARD WINNER
INFLUX MAGAZINE FILM AWARDS 2017
FINALIST
BUCHAREST SHORTCUT CINEFEST 2017
PALENA FILM FESTIVAL 2017
HOLLYWOOD VERGE AWARDS 2017
CANADA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2017
AWARD OF DISTINCTION
NORTH AMERICAN FILM AWARDS 2017
SILVER AWARD
HAMILTON FILM FESTIVAL 2018
FESTIVAL AZYL SLOVAKIA 2019
FOTOGENIA FILM FESTIVAL (MEXICO CITY) 2019
Director Statement:
"It's getting darker every day" is a film that leaves a lot of room for different interpretations and makes the audience constantly wonder what has really happened and what is going to happen. Has "Alina" gone crazy yet? Why is she on her own? And what about that baby that we never see, but keep hearing? Is it all in her head? While trying to figure out her world, we experience the same, the constant sensation of darkness and the only source of light Alina has: a match that only provides her with enough light for a few seconds at a time.
“In the near future eating meat has become a crime and one gets punished by being put in a cage. Once a year, when the most important public holiday, "Skeleton Tiger Day" is celebrated, one lucky contestant of a live show gets the chance to change his fate.
This is a film about the absurd circus of humanity, in which humans believe to be superior until they have a moment of realisation, which often comes too late.
VARESE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021
GEELONG UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2020
THE QUARANTINI MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL 2021
BEST SCI-FI SHORT AWARD
OREGON STATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 ONYKO
FILM AWARDS 2021
LONDON ECO FILM FESTIVAL 2021
CORTO KINO 2021
LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 STOCKHOLM
CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2021
KOSICE INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL 2021
BIMIFF - BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY INDEPENDENT
FILM FESTIVAL 2021
BRISTOL INTERFEST 2021
REDMOON INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION 2021
SANDS FILM FESTIVAL 2021
BROOKLYN SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL 2021
AUSTIN ARTHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL 2021
ESTO ES PARA ESTO FESTIVAL 2022
AWARD WINNER “BEST SCI-FI”- ALTERNATIVE FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA) 2022
OCTOPUS MARQUEE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL-2022
Director Statement:
Environmental issues and protecting the environment are themes that are very close to my heart. I often wonder what it would be like if things were different and like in my film animals were treated with much more respect, eating meat would be considered a crime. With "Skeleton Tiger" I wanted to make an environmentally-themed film that is not typical and although it tackles a serious topic, it is ironic and not too dramatic.
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“Two Strangers, one Secret, a lot to lose”Paloma shares a dark secret with Stephen that she uses to play with him according to her rules. Torn in between being attracted and scared of him, she starts following him everywhere he goes, trying to find out more about him and his secret.
“Like A Summer Sonata” consists of four different parts that are named after the classical structure of a Sonata. The black & white element makes it a timeless, surreal film noir type of story in which several moral questions are being asked.
CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER 2016
MELBOURNE INDIE FILM FESTIVAL 2016
INDIE SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATION
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016
NEW YORK FILM WEEK 2016
HEADLINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
AWARD OF MERIT
NEW YORK STATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
VENICE FILM WEEK 2016
TORONTO FILM WEEK 2016
BLOW-UP ARTHOUSE FILM FESTIVAL 2016
THE EUROPEAN INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS 2017
WASHINGTON PA FILM FESTIVAL 2017
WARSAW INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL WARSAW
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD
Director Statement:
Paloma's attraction to Stephen- a man who did something most people would judge him for- and how she uses her knowledge to play with him, makes it a very intriguing story. I also love the music talented Italian composer Jacopo Vannini createdit helps creating the atmosphere I had in mind while writing the script.
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“Milton” has been suffering from a rare disease ever since he was born. His body temperature shows minus degrees and it is believed that he will never be able to fall in love as his heart is cold like ice. He is used to people's negative reactions to the coldness that's surrounding until one day everything changes.
DANNY ELFMAN FILM CHALLENGE
BUCHAREST SHORTCUT CINEFEST 2017
CINEFEST LOS ANGELES 2017
BARCELONA PLANET FILM FESTIVAL 2018
NOMINATION BEST SHORT FILM
MINUS DEGREES WAS MADE AS PART OF THE DANNY ELFMAN FILM COMPETITION, WHICH ALLOWS US TO USE ORIGINAL MUSIC BY DANNY ELFMAN IN THE FILM.
DER PHANTASTISCHE TRASHFILM 2018
IT IS A MODERN DAY FAIRYTALE ABOUT A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM A COLD HEART AND LOW BODY TEMPERATURE EVER SINCE HE WAS BORN, UNTIL ONE DAY LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING. I THINK IT'S A SWEET STORY WITH A BIT OF CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THAT LIFTS YOU UP AND MAKES YOU THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
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““The Man Who Couldn’t Cry” is a modern day fairy tale in black and white that tells the story of a man (Eamon) who never shed a tear in his life. Having watched other people cry, he realizes that he is different than everybody else.
Eamon is fascinated by people who are able to show their emotions and doesn’t just record them crying with his camera, but also collects their tears in test tubes. When he meets Emily, a young woman who can’t stop crying, he overcomes his shyness and invites her to stay with him. Two strangers, who couldn’t be more different from each other, share an intense time together that changes their lives forever.
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FEST
NOMINATION BEST FEMALE AND MALE LEAD
LOS ANGELES CINE FEST
ROMA CINEMA DOC FILM FEST
BLOW UP ARTHOUSE FILM FEST CHICAGO
TEXAS ULTIMATE SHORT FESTIVAL
WINNER BEST OF FESTIVAL
NOMINATION BEST DRAMA SHORT
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SNOWDANCE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
SPECIAL MENTION
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CANADA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
HONORABLE MENTION
PREMIO TORTORETO ALLA CULTURA
THE ROYAL FILM FESTIVAL BENTON
TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS 2016
AWARD BEST ACTOR
NOMINATION BEST SHORT
NOMINATION BEST DIRECTOR
STAUNTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LONDON SHOWS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Director Statement:
I"The Man Who Couldn't Cry" makes me lose all sense of time and dream a little bit as well. In a way it is a timeless fairytale, which I find intriguing. I have always been fascinated by tears and by what happens when people cry and so I had to make a film about it.
Stephen Patrick Hannah was the actor that I had in mind when I wrote the script and luckily he accepted and made this man who never cried a tear in his life come alive. I'm also pleased that the talented Irish Singer & Songwriter Robert Delaney composed a wonderful soundtrack for this film.
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“This is not a love story, It is a story about love. It is an anti-love story about a society, in which love has become a crime as it is considered to be an infectious disease and Esperanto is a forbidden language, only used by those who don’t follow the rules despite all consequences.
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
DMOFF- DIRECT MONTHLY ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2019
LIGHT & FUTURE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BEST WEB SERIES AWARD
ELDERHALL TEXAS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
BEST WEB SERIES AWARD
Director Statement:
WOODENGATE FILM FESTIVAL 2019
INTERNATIONAL WEBSERIE FEST OF CALAIS 2019
AMARCORD ARTHOUSE TELEVISION FESTIVAL 2019
LOS ANGELES CINEFEST 2019
SEMI FINALIST ROMA CINEMA DOC 2020
OUT OF THE CAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
People do irrational things when they are in love, but at the same time it is one of the best feelings one could have. I thought it would be interesting to find out what a society might be like if suddenly love is considered to be a disease and everything connected to love is forbidden. As I have done a film project in Esperanto before and spend a lot of time researching the language, I thought it is a good fit that also Esperanto will become a forbidden language in this society in the future, because it is connected to feelings and our emotional side. But as always, when things are forbidden, people find their way to do what they want to do.
Three different people who live in the same building have one thing in common- they are all loners caught in their very own world- relying on the routine of their every day lives.
But what happens when that routine stops? Are they able to cope or does their world fall apart completely?
LARGO FILM AWARDS 2016
HONORARY MENTION
Director Statement:
"Senses" is a mini series meaning it's an episodic story told in three episodes. I was interested in the routine people have and what would happen if that routine is interrupted. Each of the three characters have a certain routine that make them feel safe and comfortable. One day something changes and they all find it hard to deal with this small change of their habits.
WOODENGATE FILM FESTIVAL 2017
BEST WEB SHORT AWARD
MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
TRANSYLVANIA CINEMA AWARDS 2017
CALCUTTA CULT FILM FESTIVAL 2016
BUCHAREST FILM AWARDS 2017
FILMSTRIP INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
AMARCORD ARTHOUSE TELEVISION & VIDEO AWARDS 2017
"The Secret of Berlin" is a mystery/ time travel web series set in the 1920´s in Berlin. "Rosa", a young actress from the 1920´s, wakes up one day in a different apartment and finds out that she has time travelled to 2014. With the help of her new found Hipster friend "Nico" she discovers the purpose of her journey and tries to solve the mystery.
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MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
TOFF- THE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL 2017
BEST WEB SERIES AWARD
IOWF- INTERNATIONAL ONLINE WEB FEST 2017
UNRESTRICTED FILM FESTIVAL LONDON 2017
DMOFF FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE FESTIVAL 2017
AWARD WINNER BEST WEB SERIES
AMARCORD ARTHOUSE TELEVISION AND VIDEO FEST 2017
HONORABLE MENTION AWARD
BUCHAREST SHORTCUT CINEFEST 2017
Natalie is a genre-fluid screenwriter & film director, whose films have been screened and awarded at numerous international film festivals. While her latest shorts "Living In A Bubble", "Becoming Human" and
"Skeleton Tiger" are still on festival tour, her first feature film "The Meaning Of A Ritual" is now ready to travel the world. Currently, Natalie is developing her second feature film "The Human Experience", as well as a series concept for a streaming service.
"The Human Experience" (Feature Film, 2025-TBC)
"The Meaning Of A Ritual" (Feature Film, 2023)
"Living In A Bubble" (Short Film, 2021)
"Becoming Human" (Short Film, 2021)
"Skeleton Tiger" (Short Film, 2020)
"Malsano Nomata Amo" (Web Series, 2019)
"Pink Me Blue" (Short Film, 2019)
"A Violent Noise" (Short Film, 2019)
"Silent Disco" (Instagram Series, 2019)
"The Funeral Dancer" (Short Film, 2018)
"The Redhead" (Short Film, 2018)
"A Universal Love Story" (Short Film, 2017)
"It's getting darker every day" (Short Film, 2017)
"Senses" (Mini Web series, 2016)
"Lola wants to see the sea" (Short Film 2016)
“Like A Summer Sonata” (Short Film, 2016)
“The Man Who Couldn't Cry” (Short Film, 2015)“ The
Secret of Berlin” (Web Series, 2015)
2023 Finalist at the London International Screenwriting Competition- “When I Stop Dreaming”
2023: Award Winner- Los Angeles International Sci-Fi Film Festival- “Pink Me Blue”
2023: Nomination in the categories: “Best International Feature Film”, “Best International Feature Film Director”, “Best International Feature Film Cinematography”, “Best International Feature Film Screenplay”, “Best International Feature Film Actress”- “The Meaning Of A Ritual”
2023: Honorable Mention- Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards- “When I Stop Dreaming”
2023: Nomination- Best Short Film- Alternative Film Festival (Canada) - “Living In A Bubble”
2022: Silver Spotlight Award- Spotlight Short Film Awards- “Living In A Bubble”
2022: Best Original Screenplay Award- SICAFILM Los Angeles International Film Awards- “Pink Me Blue”
2022: “The Artistic Film Award" -Västerås Film Festival- “Living In A Bubble”
2022: Arizona International Film Festival- Best Experimental Short- “Living in a bubble”
2022: Spotlight Short Film Award - Silver Award- “Skeleton Tiger”
2022: San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards- Quarter Finalist- “When I Stop Dreaming”
2022 Honorable Mention- Ceylon International Film Festival 2022- “Living in a bubble”
2022: AWARD WINNER “Best Sci-Fi”- Alternative Film Festival (Canada)- “Skeleton Tiger”
2022: Best Animation Nomination- "Västerås Film Festival"- “Living In A Bubble”
2022: Honorable Mention- Sydney Australian Film Festival- “Pink Me Blue”
2021: Best Animated Short Award- Istanbul International Nartugan Film Festival (IINFF)- “Living In A Bubble”
2021: Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Short- Alternative Film Festival (Canada)- “Becoming Human”
2021: Best Sci-Fi Short Award- “The Quarantini Monthly Film Festival”- “Skeleton Tiger”
2021: Award Winner- “Best Writer” at the “Alternative Film Festival” (Canada)- “A Violent Noise”
2021: Nomination "Best Experimental Animated Abstract Short Film" at “Palm Springs International Animation Film Festival”- “Pink Me Blue”
2021: Finalist "Best Sci-Fi Short" + Finalist Best Script + Special Mention- Dark Story Festival (Spain)- for “A Violent Noise”
("Awarded with a Special Mention for presenting such a dystopian -yet realistic- world through a simplistic, rounded and perfectly written sci-fi script.")
2021: Nomination Best Short Film- Short Encounters International Film Festival- “Living In A Bubble”
2020: Most Original Short Film- “Portland Short Fest”- “The Funeral Dancer”
2020: Nomination- Best Cinematography- “Portland Short Fest”- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Best International Short Film Award at the “Disappear Here Film Festival” (Ireland)- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Silver Award- Spotlight Short Film Awards- “Pink Me Blue”
2019: Nomination Best Narrative Film- “Orion IFF Film Festival” (Australia)- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Unstoppable Creator Award at “Sydney Indie Film Festival”- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019 Best Web Series & New Media Award at the “Elderhall Texas International Film Festival”- “Malsano Nomata Amo”
2019: Award of Commendation- “Canada Shorts Film Festival”- “Pink Me Blue”
2019: Best International Short Film- “Horsetooth International Film Festival”- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Special Mention- Best Direction- Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Nomination Best Sci-Fi Short- Genre Celebration Festival- "The Funeral Dancer"
2019: Nomination Best Sci-Fi Film- Melbourne Idependent Filmmakers Festival- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Best Costume & Make Up in a Film Award at “Short Film Reviews Film Festival” in London for “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Nomination Best Foreign Short Film- Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival- "The Funeral Dancer"
2019: Spotlight Short Film Awards- Spotlight GOLD AWARD for “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Nomination Best Costume & Make Up at Short Film Reviews Festival London- “The Funeral Dancer”
2019: Nomination Best Music at Short Film Reviews Festival London- “The Funeral Dancer”
2018 Best Experimental Film- Porto Femme International Film Festival (Portugal) - Award ("A Universal Love Story")
2018 Best Short Film- Silver Award- Spotlight Short Film Awards 2018- for “A Universal Love Story”
2018: Award of Merit- Canada Shorts Film Festival- The Redhead
2018 Extra Mila Award Nomination- The Redhead- Sydney Indie Film Festival
2018 Nomination Best Foreign Short at "Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival" for "The Redhead"
2018 Bronze Award- European Independent Film Awards ("The Redhead")
2018 Best Narrative Short Award- Pinnacle Film Awards (USA)("The Redhead")
2018 Best Fantasy Short- Genre Celebration Film Festival (USA) - Award ("A Universal Love Story")
2018 Best Short- Alternative Film Festival (Canada) - Nomination (The Redhead)
2018 Best Cast- Alternative Film Festival (Canada) - Award ("The Redhead")
2017 Woodengate Film Festival- Best Web Short (USA) - Award ("Senses")
2017 Best short film at "LA Film Crash Film Festival" (USA) - Award ("A Universal Love Story")
2017 Best Short Film at "Warsaw Independent Film Festival" (Poland) - Award ("Like A Summer Sonata")
2017 Silver Award Winner at Spotlight Shortfilm Awardds (USA) - Nomination ("It's getting darker every day")
2017 Influx Magazine Film Awards (USA) - Nomination ("It's getting darker every day")
2017 Alternative Film Festival- Best Director (Canada) - Nomination ("Lola wants to see the sea")
2017 Silver Award- North American Film Awards (USA) - Award ("It's getting darker every day")
2017 Award of distinction- Canada Shorts Film Festival (Canada) - Award ("It's getting darker every day")
2017 Transylvania Cinema Awards- Best Web Short (Romania) - Nomination ("Senses")
2017 Largo Film Awards- Best Editing/ Best Cinematography (Switzerland) - Award ("The Strangest Thing")
2016 Blow-Up Arthouse International Film Festival (USA) - Nomination ("Like A Summer Sonata")
2016 Special Mention at Snowdance Film Festival (Germany) - Award ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
2016 Best Web Series Award at TOFF Film Festival (USA) - Award ("The Secret Of Berlin")
2016 Indie Film Awards (USA) - Nomination ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
2016 Best Drama at "Genre Celebration Film Festival" (USA) - Nomination ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
2016 North American Film Awards (USA) - Award ("Lola wants to see the sea")
2016 Honorary Mention at Largo Film Awards (Switzerland) - Nomination ("Senses")
2016 Nomination Indie Spirit Awards at Melbourne Indie Film Festival (Australia) - Nomination ("Like A Summer Sonata")
2016 "Extra Mile Award" (Australia) - Nomination (Lola wants to see the sea)
2016 "Award of Merit" (USA) - Award ("Like A Summer Sonata")
2016 European Independent Film Award (France) - Nomination ("Like A Summer Sonata")
2015 Special Mention at Canada Shorts Film Festival (Canada) - Award ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
2015 Best Of Festival Award at Texas Ultimate Shorts Film Festival (USA) - Award ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
2015 Best female lead at Sydney Indie Fest (Australia) - Nomination ("The Man Who Couldn´t Cry")
WONDERING WHAT NATALIE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON?
A HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Psychological Fantasy Drama
Feature Film
Looking for partners
THE DOLLHOUSE Series For A Streaming Service
Script in development
WHEN I STOP DREAMING Sci-Fi Thriller
Feature Film
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